US5782274A - Elliptical cleaning box for filling apparatus - Google Patents

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US5782274A
US5782274A US08/816,056 US81605697A US5782274A US 5782274 A US5782274 A US 5782274A US 81605697 A US81605697 A US 81605697A US 5782274 A US5782274 A US 5782274A
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Yutaka Kaneko
Bengt Andersson
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B39/00—Nozzles, funnels or guides for introducing articles or materials into containers or wrappers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
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    • B65B2210/06—Sterilising or cleaning machinery or conduits
    • B65B2210/08—Cleaning nozzles, funnels or guides through which articles are introduced into containers or wrappers

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  • This invention relates to a cleaning box for a liquid filling apparatus. More particularly, the invention relates to an elliptically shaped, angled opening cleaning box for a liquid filling apparatus.
  • Liquid filling apparatuses are used in a wide variety of industries for a wide variety of applications. Such apparatuses are extensively used, in particular, in the liquid food packaging industry for, for example, filling liquid food packages, such as milk cartons, juice boxes and the like.
  • a liquid food packaging system includes a liquid reservoir or tank for bulk storage of the liquid food, and liquid transfer means for transferring the bulk liquid to individual packages.
  • the liquid transfer means includes a series of pumps, liquid conduits and valves to supply the liquid food to a filling station.
  • the filling station includes a flexible delivery or filling nozzle. The flexible filling nozzle introduces the liquid into the individual packages.
  • the filling nozzle is mounted to the end of a rigid filling tube.
  • the flexible nozzle can have an open square cross-sectional shape to match the shape of the containers or cartons being filled.
  • the filling tube extends downwardly and depends from a mounting plate that is mounted or affixed to the filling apparatus.
  • the apparatus can include guide elements positioned adjacent to the filling tubes. The guide elements facilitate locating the carton under the nozzle and properly positioning the nozzle within the carton.
  • One device that is used in conjunction with or as part of the filling apparatus is a cleaning box.
  • a circular tube extends downwardly over, and shrouds a single filling tube and nozzle to provide an isolatable area within which the tube and nozzle can be cleaned. While this arrangement is satisfactory for cleaning the filling tube and nozzle, a number of drawbacks have been observed.
  • the cleaning box completely surrounds the nozzle. Thus, access to the tube and nozzle is inhibited, which can prevent readily inspecting the tube and nozzle to determine the integrity or condition thereof.
  • the circular cleaning box can accommodate only a single filling nozzle.
  • not all types of cartons can be filled by a filling apparatus having a circular cleaning box.
  • gable top cartons that use plastic spouts extending from the gable may not properly fit into the cleaning box and onto the nozzle.
  • Another known cleaning box configuration includes an elongated, rectangular box having square, machined openings in the bottom thereof.
  • the rectangular cleaning box has between about 6 and 12 filling nozzles positioned therein. The cartons are inserted upwardly into the box to engage the nozzles, and subsequently to be filled.
  • the rectangular cleaning box provides an isolatable region configured to accommodate a plurality of nozzles
  • the cost to manufacture a machined, rectangular box can be prohibitive.
  • the shape and size of the box not all types of cartons can be filled using the filling apparatus.
  • gable top cartons may not properly fit through the machined openings.
  • the filling tubes and nozzles are completely enclosed within the rectangular box and are thus not readily accessible for cleaning, maintenance and inspection.
  • a cleaning box for a filling apparatus that provides a fully isolatable region, and which cleaning box is configured to accommodate a plurality of filling nozzles.
  • Such a cleaning box further permits ready access to the nozzle for cleaning, maintenance and visual inspection without disassembly of a major portion of the apparatus.
  • a cleaning box for use with an associated liquid food product filling apparatus includes an elliptical cylindrical body having an angled open end.
  • the cleaning box is configured for use with a filling apparatus having at least one, and preferably a pair, of depending elongated filling tubes.
  • the cleaning box has a mounting member from which the filling tubes depend.
  • the elliptical cylinder provides a shroud-like enclosure for the filling tubes and extends from the mounting member so as to define, in part, a shroud for the filling tubes.
  • the elliptical cylinder has a longitudinal axis, and is mounted to the mounting member so as to define an elliptical juncture therebetween.
  • the elliptical cylinder terminates so as to define an opening being formed at an angle relative to the longitudinal axis.
  • the opening defines a predetermined end profile and is configured such that the filling tubes are visually perceptible from a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis at about the opening.
  • the opening end profile scribes a circle in the plane of the opening, and the plane angle is formed at an angle of 45° relative to the longitudinal axis.
  • the cleaning box can include a sealed closure cap which, when engaged with the cleaning box, provides an isolated environment for cleaning the filling tubes and filling nozzles.
  • the cleaning box can include one or more nozzles, for, for example, supplying cleaning fluids, such as water, acids, alkali, disinfectants, detergents and the like, to the cleaning box, and for draining the fluids therefrom.
  • the cleaning box can also include a spray nozzle for directing cleaning fluid between the filling tubes.
  • the drain nozzle and closure cap are each configured having a downward slope or pitch to effect drainage.
  • the inlet nozzle can be tangentially mounted to the cleaning box to impart a swirling motion to the inlet cleaning fluid.
  • FIG. 1 is a side plan view of an elliptical cleaning box embodying the principles of the present invention, the cleaning box having an angled open end, and showing a filling tube extending therefrom;
  • FIG. 2 is a bottom perspective view of the cleaning box of FIG. 1, the cleaning box being shown without filling nozzles for clarity of illustration, and further illustrated with inlet, spray and drain nozzles extending therefrom;
  • FIG. 3 is a bottom-side perspective view of the cleaning box of FIG. 1, illustrating a pair of filling tubes and nozzles positioned therein;
  • FIG. 4 is a front plan view of the cleaning box of FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 5 is a bottom view of the cleaning box of FIG. 1, illustrating the elliptical profile of the cleaning box, the box being shown with a pair of cartons engaged with the filling nozzles;
  • FIG. 6 is a bottom perspective view of the cleaning box as viewed from a position so as to illustrate the circle that is scribed by the plane of the cleaning box openings;
  • FIG. 7 is a partial cross-sectional view of the cleaning box of FIG. 1, illustrated with a mounting plate and shown with a filling tube and associated guide pins mounted to the mounting plate;
  • FIG. 8 is a side perspective view of a mounting plate having filling tubes and guide pins depending therefrom, illustrated with the cleaning box removed for clarity of illustration;
  • FIG. 9 is a bottom view of a mounting plate
  • FIG. 10 is a bottom view of the cleaning box of FIG. 2;
  • FIG. 11 is a side view of an exemplary closure cap used in conjunction with the cleaning box.
  • FIGS. 12a-c illustrate the cleaning box and closure cap mounted to a filling apparatus, the cleaning box being shown with the cap in the closed, partially opened and opened positions, respectively.
  • the cleaning box 10 includes an elliptical cylindrical body portion 11 that is mounted to a mounting plate 12 that is in turn mounted to a filling apparatus 14, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 12a-c.
  • the cleaning box 10 is configured to enclose and shroud, in part, one or more filling tubes 16 and nozzles 18.
  • the cleaning box 10 has two filling tubes 16a,b positioned therein.
  • the filling tubes 16a,b each have a filling nozzle 18a,b mounted to the end of the respective filling tubes 16a,b.
  • the body portion 11 is an elliptical, shroud-like, hollow, cylindrical member that depends from and is mounted to the mounting plate 12. As is readily apparent from the figures, and particularly FIGS. 3-6, the elliptical shape of the body 11 provides a number of advantages over known circular and square profile cleaning boxes.
  • the elliptically shaped body 11 provides sufficient cross-sectional area to shroud a plurality of, for example two, filling tubes 16a,b, in a single cleaning box 10. This reduces the overall costs for the equipment by reducing the total number of cleaning boxes required for each filling apparatus.
  • the cleaning box 10 can be configured to accommodate cartons C having injection molded spouts S, such as the threaded, plastic spouts S commonly found on gable top cartons C.
  • the elliptical cleaning box 10 does not require corner welds. Such corner welds greatly increase the cost to manufacture the cleaning box because of the precautions necessary to prevent warpage and bending due to the extreme heat of welding.
  • the elliptical cleaning box 10 can accommodate gable top cartons C having plastic spouts S mounted to the carton C gable.
  • FIGS. 5 and 7 illustrate side views of the cleaning box 10.
  • the cleaning box 10 has an angled bottom opening 20 therein defining a plane P o across the opening 20.
  • a portion of each filling tube 16a,b and nozzle 18a,b is exposed at the bottom 22 of the box 10. That is, a portion of the nozzles 18a,b and tubes 16a,b cross the plane P o defined by the opening 20.
  • the angled opening 20 of the present cleaning box 10 permits readily visually inspecting the filling nozzles 18a,b, and further permits routine maintenance, e.g., nozzle replacement, without disassembly of one or more major portions of the apparatus 14.
  • the nozzles 18a,b are typically formed of a commercial, food grade, flexible rubber material that can become damaged during the automated filling operation, ready inspection of the filling nozzles 18a,b provides a significant improvement over known cleaning boxes that do not provide such visual inspection capability.
  • providing a configuration that permits readily visually inspecting the nozzles can save significant time and cost during filling machine 14 inspection and maintenance and can greatly reduce equipment downtime.
  • FIG. 6 which shows a bottom view of the box 10 taken in a plane parallel to the angled opening 20
  • the open bottom 22 defines a circular cross-section. That is, the angled opening 20 scribes a circle R in the plane P o of the opening 20.
  • the circular bottom opening 20 permits the use of a circular closure cap 24, described herein, which can greatly reduce the cost of manufacturing such a cap 24.
  • FIG. 7 illustrates a cross sectional view of the cleaning box 10
  • the body 11 is mounted to the mounting plate 12 which, in turn, is mounted to a portion of the apparatus 14, preferably a frame portion 26.
  • the mounting plate 12 has a plurality of guide bars or guide pins 30, 32 that extend downwardly, at about two diametrically opposed corners, indicated by the arrows at 28 relative to the filling nozzles 18a,b (see FIG. 5).
  • the guide pins 30, 32 facilitate proper positioning of the cartons C within the apparatus 14, and proper engagement of the filling nozzles 18a,b with the cartons C.
  • two pairs of guide pins 30, 32 are associated with each filling tube 16a,b.
  • the guide pins 30, 32 of each pair are slightly spaced from one another defining a gap, as indicated at 34, and are positioned depending from the mounting plate 12 with their respective longitudinal axes A p parallel to a longitudinal axis A t of the filling tubes 16a,b.
  • the axes A p of each pair of pins 30, 32 define a plane P p that is parallel to a plane P t traversing opposing corners 28 of the filling nozzle 18a,b and the carton C, when the carton C is positioned in engagement with a respective nozzle 18a,b.
  • the guide pins 30, 32 have tapered ends 36 to facilitate smooth receipt of the carton C, and to facilitate guiding the carton C in to place.
  • the guide pins 30, 32 can be fit into openings 38 in the mounting plate 12 and subsequently welded thereto.
  • the mounting plate 12 can include an elliptical channel 40 formed therein at about the juncture of the mounting plate 12 and the body 11.
  • the channel 40 is formed so as to receive an O-ring 42 or like sealing element to establish a seal at the body 11 to mounting plate 12 juncture.
  • the cleaning box 10 has an outwardly extending flange 44 adapted for mounting the cleaning box 10 to the mounting plate 12.
  • the mounting plate 12 and box 10 are mounted to the apparatus 14 by bolts 46 or like fasteners.
  • the mounting plate 12 has openings 48 therein which are adapted to receive the filling tubes 16a,b.
  • the filling tubes 16a,b and mounting plate 12 can be commonly mounted to the apparatus 14 by, for example, a common mounting bracket 50, to facilitate alignment of the filling tubes 16a,b within the cleaning box 10.
  • O-rings 52 can be positioned at the mounting plate 12 to filling tubes 16a,b junctures to establish seals between each tube 16a,b and the plate 12.
  • the cleaning box 10 has associated therewith a sealing closure cap 24.
  • the cap 24 is configured to engage the bottom 22 of the cleaning box 10 to provide a sealed enclosure 56 for cleaning the filling tubes 16a,b and nozzles 18a,b.
  • the cap 24 can have a complementary circular shape.
  • the cap 24 has a channel 58 formed therein, at about the periphery thereof, adapted to receive an O-ring 60 or like sealing element.
  • a sealed cleaning environment 56 is provided.
  • the cap 24 can be positioned over the opening 20 in the cleaning box 10 by use of a positioning and locking device or system 62.
  • a positioning and locking device or system 62 can include an actuated arrangement 64 using, for example, a pneumatically, electrically or mechanically driven actuator 66 to position the cap 24 over the opening 20.
  • the cap 24 can also be provided with a peripheral flange (not shown) for clamping the cap 24 to the cleaning box 10 over the opening 20.
  • the cleaning box 10 is shown with inlet and drain nozzles 68, 70 extending therefrom.
  • a cleaning fluid such as water
  • the inlet nozzle 68 can be tangentially positioned on the body 11. The tangential positioning of the nozzle 68 imparts a swirling motion to the cleaning fluid, thereby improving the scrubbing action of the fluid and enhancing cleaning of the filling tubes 16a,b and nozzles 18a,b.
  • the drain nozzle 70 can be configured having a downward slope.
  • the cap 24 can also be configured such that when the cap 24 is positioned over the cleaning box opening 20, it has a downward slope in the direction of the drain nozzle 70.
  • cleaning liquid is less likely to pool or accumulate in the cap 24 and cleaning box 10, and drainage of the box 10 and cap 24 are enhanced.
  • the cleaning box 10 can include additional nozzles, such as the exemplary spray nozzle 72 that is positioned to direct cleaning fluid between the filling tubes 16a,b to enhance cleaning between the tubes 16a,b.
  • a plane can be drawn to intersect the longitudinal axis of any elliptical cylinder, through the major axis or diameter of the ellipse, such that the section defined by the plane scribes a circle.
  • the elliptical cylinder that defines the cleaning box 10 is configured such that the section defined by a plane at an angle ⁇ 45° relative to the longitudinal axis A c of the body 11 scribes a circle R. If, however, it is desired to form a different plane angle to scribe a circle, the relationship between the major and minor diameters of the ellipse relative to the plane angle can be established such that it defines a circle at that plane angle. All such angles and diameter relations are within the scope of the present invention.
  • a is the major diameter of the ellipse and lies along the x-axis
  • b is the minor diameter of the ellipse and lies along the y-axis.
  • X and y can be no greater than a and b, respectively.
  • the a and b values, as indicated by the arrows at 74 and 76, at the outer diameter of the elliptical cylindrical body 11 are 118.10 mm and 83.58 mm, respectively.
  • a section defined by a plane at an angle of 45° relative to the longitudinal axis A c scribes a circle.
  • any elliptical cylinder can be configured so that a section taken at a predetermined angle ⁇ relative to and intersecting the longitudinal axis, through the major axis of the ellipse, scribes a circle.

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